Punch The Clock - Elvis Costello & The Attractions [45:19]
Release date	Media	Catalogue number (comments)
1983-08-05	LP	F-Beat XXLP19 (UK)
1983-08-05	CAS	F-Beat XXC 19 (UK)
1983-08-05	LP	Columbia 38897 (US. Promo copies were also issued with with "For Promotion Only" stamped in gold on the cover)
1983-__-__	LP	F-Beat XXLP20 (Sweden)
1983-10-21	CAS	F-Beat RPT-8211 (Japan)
19__-__-__	LP	F-Beat/RCA RPL-8211 (Japan)
1983-__-__	LP	Jugoton LSFBEAT 11041 (Yugoslavia, poor quality)
1984-09-__	CD	F-Beat/RCA ZD 70026
1984-__-__	CD	Columbia CK 38897 (Japan)
1986-05-15	CD	F-Beat R32-1031 (Japan)
1987-03-__	LP	Demon IMP FIEND 72 (UK)
1987-03-__	CAS	Demon IMP FIEND CASS 72 (UK)
1987-03-__	CD	Demon IMP FIEND CD 72 (UK)
19__-__-__	LP	Liberation Records LIB 5108 (Australia)
19__-__-__	CAS	Liberation Records TCLIB 5108 (Australia)
Japanese release in miniature paper sleeve
2003-09-27	CD	Victor VICP-62508 (Japan, miniature paper sleeves of original LP artwork)

Tracks:

Side 1:
1. Let Them All Talk [3:05]
2. Everyday I Write The Book [3:54]
3. The Greatest Thing [3:04]
4. The Element Within Her [2:52]
5. Love Went Mad [3:12]
6. Shipbuilding [Costello/Langer] [4:52]

Side 2:
7. TKO (Boxing Day) [3:28]
8. Charm School [3:55]
9. The Invisible Man [3:05]
10. Mouth Almighty [3:00]
11. King Of Thieves [3:45]
12. Pills And Soap [3:42]
13. The World And His Wife [3:25]

Producer:

Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley.

Personnel:

Elvis Costello - vocals, Epiphone, Gretsch & Fender guitars, 'one-finger' Synclavier, Casiotone

The Attractions:

Steve Nieve - Bosendorfer piano, Emulator, Fairlight CMI, Vox organ, Hammond organ, Sznclavier

Bruce Thomas - electric Wal bass guitar

Pete Thomas - Gretsch drums, Sabian cymbals

The TKO Horns:

Jim Paterson - trombone

Jeff Blythe - alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet

Paul Speare - tenor sax, flute

Dave Plews - trumpet

Afrodiziak:

Caron Wheeler - backing vocals

Claudia Fontaine - backing vocals

Stuart Robson - trumpet & flugelhorn on "The World And His Wife"

Chet Baker - trumpet solo on "Shipbuilding"

Morris Pert - percussion

David Bedford - string arrangements

Charts:

#3 (UK), #24 (US).

Notes:

• The original release date for this album was 2-Jul-83, but ir was delayed 2 weeks because of production difficulties.
• Original LP inner sleeve contained lyrics.
• In Sweden the catalogue number of this album was XXLP20 because XXLP19 was allocated to Nick Lowe's The Abominable Showman.